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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.

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Friday Sprog Blogging: climate change and ecosystems.

Category: Critters

What does a back yard bunny have to do with a yellow-bellied marmot?

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Friday Sprog Blogging: Antarctica: Land of Endless Water.

Category: Book review

Last week, I noted that the Free-Ride offspring are off kicking it with The Grandparents Who Lurk But Seldom Comment, and that, to ensure that you would not have to endure a Friday without a Sprog Blog, I gave each...

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Friday Sprog Blogging: the axolotl.

Category: Critters

In which a discussion of a salamander touches on eternal youth, biological markers for evil, and clues that the elder Free-Ride offspring may be a Kantian.

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Rabbit update: the great outdoors.

Category: Critters

When last we checked in with Snowflake Free-Ride, our intrepid white rabbit had not yet found the courage to venture all the way to the end of the drawbridge from her hutch. Well, on Tuesday, Snowflake got the bunny equivalent...

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Random bullets of rabbit update.

Category: Critters

We continue to get to know Snowflake Free-Ride, and she us....

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Friday Sprog Blogging: the bunny has landed.

Category: Kids and science

This week, the Free-Ride family welcomed a new member. Snowflake Free-Ride (who also goes by Notorious B.U.N.) is a 9-month old New Zealand White rabbit who we adopted on Tuesday. She is cute, fluffy, and big (nearly 5 kg). And,...

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Friday Sprog Blogging: first contact with extraterrestrial life.

Category: Kids and science

Despite the crush of the closing weeks of the semester, I found a little time to follow the conversation about whether Earthicans ought to welcome a meeting with whatever extraterrestrial life might be out there to meet us, or...

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Friday Sprog Blogging: dreaming of snakes.

Category: Critters

Apparently Kekulé isn't the only chemist whose snake-filled dreams led to further research.

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Friday Sprog Blogging: watershed field trip.

Category: Critters

Dr. Free-Ride: So, you went on a field trip today to a lagoon. Younger offspring: Yeah, I went to [Name redacted] Creek and [Name redacted] Lagoon. Dr. Free-Ride: You know, I'm going to redact the names to protect your privacy....

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Friday Sprog Blogging: recent drawings of animals.

Category: Critters

It's been awhile since the Free-Ride offspring have shared their artwork. Today, we offer some of their drawings of animals. From the younger Free-Ride offspring: Tigers. They may look cute, but you don't want to get near them when they're...

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